Students in Atlanta Public Schools are not the only ones studying the arts; their teachers are getting into the act as well. Thanks to a successful partnership with ArtsNOW, a professional development program offered by Creating Pride, Inc., more than 250 APS teachers have received training that helps them integrate the arts into their lessons […]
Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School’s Information Technology Academy will be the only site in Atlanta Public Schools to participate in Operation Reboot, a program designed to transform IT workers into teachers. Thanks to Barbara Ericson, director of the College of Computing at Georgia Tech, and Dr. Shirlene Carter, Jackson principal, and Dr. Phyllis Earls, Academy […]
Check out this cool video, a Fox5 segment on Saturday’s “Doggies on the Catwalk” program. Gotta love Grady High teacher/UrbanCouture director Vincent Martinez and Atlanta fashion designer/”Project Runway” finalist Mychael Knight‘s appearance here. We’re also excited that Georgia Public Broadcasting will not only be hosting Saturday’s show but will be filming an hour-long documentary about […]
Eleven APS high school students have earned Posse Foundation scholarships to attend three colleges in the fall of 2010. The students were selected based on academic excellence and outstanding leadership. APS students selected to attend Bard College: Durante Barringer (Therrell School of Health Science and Research), Treyonna Frazier (Carver School of the Arts), and Benjamin […]
Kudos to Sarah Smith Elementary, whose International Baccalaureate Programme is among those examined in the latest issue of Atlanta Newcomer magazine. As explained in the article, IB offers a diversified form of education that spans several subject matters and helps prepare students for life in a global economy — one of the key goals of the […]